Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces
Film poster
Directed byJoe Carnahan
Written byJoe Carnahan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMauro Fiore
Edited byRobert Frazen
Music byClint Mansell
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (International; in most territories through United International Pictures[1])
StudioCanal (France)[1]
Release dates
  • December 9, 2006 (2006-12-09) (Butt-Numb-A-Thon)
  • January 12, 2007 (2007-01-12) (United Kingdom)
  • January 26, 2007 (2007-01-26) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • France
LanguagesEnglish
French
Budget$17 million[2][3]
Box office$57.3 million[3]

Smokin' Aces is a 2006 American action thriller film written and directed by Joe Carnahan. The film centers on the chase for Las Vegas magician turned mafia informant Buddy "Aces" Israel (Jeremy Piven), on whom a one-million-dollar bounty is placed. The ensemble cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Common, Andy García, Alicia Keys, Taraji P. Henson, Ray Liotta, Chris Pine, and Matthew Fox, all co-starring as the various individuals attempting to either capture, kill or protect Israel.

Smokin' Aces was the official acting debut of Keys and Common. The film is set in Lake Tahoe and was mainly filmed at Bally's Lake Tahoe, then known as Caesars Tahoe, and called the "Nomad Casino". It received mixed reviews and grossed $57 million at the box office. It was followed by a 2010 prequel, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, directed by P. J. Pesce and produced and co-written by Carnahan.

  1. ^ a b "Smokin' Aces". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Joshua Rich (January 31, 2007). "An Epic Movie tramples the competition". Entertainment Weekly. reported $17 mil production budget
  3. ^ a b "Smokin' Aces (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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